Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-12-02
MERE MENTION.
Moonlight nights

The Legislature cOnvenes Monday. |
Christmas three weeks from Sunday. !
The shinglc-millis now running on
full time.
A large raft Of logs will soon leave
the Eastside.
The new brick buildings viii soon be I
completed.
Butter now sells at - cents per roll, !
and eggs at 45 cents a dozen
Mr.. J. b. Landrum, OF GolGendale
is visitor at the Territorial Capital.
Hon. Edward Irwin, OF the Fourth
Representative District, arrived to-day.
Hon. J. n Baker, Councilman from
the Fourth District, is registered at the
Carlton
Mr.. John l.. Sharpstein has been
appointed Leutenant-Colonelo on the
Governors staff.
Gov. Newell visited Portland this
week, accompanying his brother that
far on his way East.
The Ia w-making and the law-admin-
isterng power will both convene in
this city next Monday.
Mr.. Walter Milroy is in town and
intends to remain till after the adj
journment OF the Legislature.
Hon. Martin McGinnis, Delegate to
Congress several terms from Idaho,
passed through Olympia few days
ago.
Mrs. Boisseau, Il relative OF Mrs. DR..
Turner, arrived from Kentucky this
week, and will be her guest fer the
Winter.
The majority OF the legislative
members will come tomorrow night
and doubtless all will be here by Mon
day, the day of meeting.
Mr.. ]. E. Edminston has been APP
pointed Penitentiary Commissioner,
pice o. c. White, who has resigned to
assume legislative duties.
Mr.. r. A. Case, Representative
from the Third District has brought
his family with him, rented house
and gone to housekeeping.
Mrs. B. M. Bolton, of Vancouver
B. c., who has been on visit to her
parents in this place the past three
weeks, left to-day for home.
Hon. VIM. A. Buoy, Representative
Of the Seventh District, arrived Tues
day evening, and has taken rooms in
Dolan's brick, for the session.
Mr.. A. D. Rodgers has purchased
the Photographic gallery formerly
owned by Mr.. Clark, but operated by
him, and will continue the business on
his own account
The electric light company are ex-
tending their lines towards the Capt.
tol, to light the members of the as
sembly on their way to and from the
halls of legislation.
Hon. C. P. Cook, Councilman from
the Fifth District, although quite
feeble from protracted illness, is among
the first to respond for legislative duty.
He came in to-day.
Mr.. J. c. Horn has bought the feed
and produce business established by
Capt. Parker, and keeps full supply
of articles in that line, at his warehouse
near the draw on Long bridge.
Daniel Thurston, an old-time Olym-
pia boy, who has developed into rising
member of the legal profession, now
. resident of Eureka, Cal, is on q
visit to his former home.
It is said that the steamer Geo. E.
Starr will soon take the place of the
Emma Hayward, ON the Olympia
Seattle route, and the latter boat will
60 on the ways for repairs.
The various Sunday schools of
Olympia will, by common consent,
hold their Christmas festivals, this
year, ON Christmas eve, the holiday
falling as it does on Sunday.
The pile-driver having accomplished
its mission, left for Tacoma, this morn
ing, in tow of the steamer Jessie. 1t
viii return about the Let of January
to drive the foundation for the new
mill.
Hon. G. H. Stevenson, Representa-
tive from the Eleventh District is
stopping at the Carlton. He lie true
blue Democrat, and young man
who will make his mark in the As
sembly.
The finest promenade in the Terri
tory, during the Summer months, will
be to the end of Long wharf, where the
beautiful scenery of land and water
affords panoramic picture of surpass-
Z ing lovliness.
Tom Nicklin, the irrspressible, is on
hand to "call the House to order"
He will be candidate for the position
of Chief Clerk of the House, and as
his party has majority, counts his
election sure"
William Chapman won the rifle at
the late shooting contest at Mr..
Minchk's gallery. Chapman and
Barney Johnson, tied on a score of
luz, and in the final trial Chapman
won by count of IS against SO.
Mr.. S. Myers, all the way from Bos-
ton, a guest at the Carlton House, is
In ecstacies over the plea SAINT weather